Ejected

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eject \E*ject"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ejected}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Ejecting}.] [L. ejectus, p. p. of ejicere; e out + jacere to
     throw. See {Jet} a shooting forth.]
     1. To expel; to dismiss; to cast forth; to thrust or drive
        out; to discharge; as, to eject a person from a room; to
        eject a traitor from the country; to eject words from the


        language. "Eyes ejecting flame." --H. Brooke.
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     2. (Law) To cast out; to evict; to dispossess; as, to eject
        tenants from an estate.
  
     Syn: To expel; banish; drive out; discharge; oust; evict;
          dislodge; extrude; void.
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